News
- InsideEVs EV news, views and reports
- Cleantech News - EVs and other clean tech
Charging Station Maps
- plugshare
- chargemap.com
- chargehub
- flo.ca
- Chargepoint
- blinkMap
- BC Fast Chargers (PDF, 2018)
- openchargemap.org
- open API, accepts user-added data
- BeCharged (Europe)
- Zap-Map (UK)
- CarWow (UK)
- Polar network - UK
- Gridserve - UK
- EV network maps (wikipedia)
- Alternative Fueling Station Locator - US/Canada
- Fastcharger - US only
EVSE Vendors
Many are now available on Amazon or in regular retail stores- myelectriccarforums - list of EVSE vendors and models
- evseadapters
- OpenEVSE open hardware stations and kits
- Instructables - design for a user-constructed EVSE using openevse components
- Instructables - my writeup of the 120/240V multi-voltage OpenEVSE kit
- J1772 Hydra - openevse-based dual power-sharing EVSE
- Clippercreek
- Juicebox
- EV Solutions - list of charge times for various cars
- Plugless - 90% (of wired) efficient wireless charging
- Solo - EVSE with load balancing
Charging Networks
- Greenlots - now Shell Recharge
- Chargepoint
- FLO
- Sun Country Highway
- Blink
- Semaconnect
- AddEnergie - same as FLO
- BeCharged (Europe)
- EZ-charge (US) multi-network card
- ChargeNow France, UK; redirects to affiliates
- Petro-Canada
- kootenayevfamily blog (2015) discusses networks in the US and credit card problems
Trip Planners
- evtripplanner Tesla superchargers
- evtripping - Tesla
- A better route planner
Advocacy
- Plug-in Richmond
- VEVA Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association
- Plugin BC collaboration between the Province of BC, BC Hydro, and other institutions
- City of Vancouver Electric Vehicles
- SFU Sustainable Transportation Action Research Team
- Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity at INL (Idaho National Laboratory) - testing vehicles pre-2018
- Inside EVs news/reviews/reports - US based
- CAA
Misc.
- NEMA-plug-reference
Common types: EVSE/Welding 6-50, Stove 14-50, Dryer 14-30, RV TT-30 - paigewire wire size calculator
- codemath calculator
- SAE J1772 wikipedia article (North American standard Level 2 connector)
- Electric vehicles & HOV lanes - BC
- Charging station (Wikipedia)
- CHAdeMO fast charger (Wikipedia)
- Connector types Zap-Map's guide to connectors, including
- Tesla Mobile Connectors smart Tesla-specific adapters European IEC)
- NissanConnect vehicle interface
- Charger costs 2014 article
- mynissanleaf forum
- kootenayevfamily.ca blog
- OpenStreetMap tags
- BC Hydro and EVs
- Nissan charging, xStorage
- BC scrap-it program - up to $6000 incentive to scrap a gas car